Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-03
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

The two houses held brief sessions ON the
evening OF January "a. In the Senate Mr.. Cros-
by gave notice OF bill to change the present
method OF returning land delinquent for unpaid
taxes 10 the State authorities by adopting in
stead the so-calIed county system. Tho idea,
IL carried out, it IL claimed, will relieve the
state Ct considerable burden and distribute
the same among the counties. 1t will also tend
to decentralizo tho Auditor Generals Office, re-
volvo i more ' work " on the '' County "T Treas as
urers. The county system was recon-
mended by Governor Aiger In his message.
An extra clerk during the session OF tho Legis-
lature was voted to the Governor, under a sus-
pension OF the rnles. This is an Office said to be
necessary because OF the great amount of cor
respondence which comes to the executive
office The House adopted a resolution of in
quiry into the alleged failure of the State
Printers TO mail to judges, county and town.
ship officials and newspapers copies OF the
Legislative Journal. In the House concurrent
resolution offered requesting the President
to appoint Senator Conger one OF the Railroad
Commissioners under the interstate traffic act.
The resolution was carried by yeas, 81 nays,
is. The nays We're prompted by romnrks by
Representative Baker Of Monroe, who sarcastic
ally suggested that he objected to Republicans
asking the President to appoint as Commits
sioner a man whom they had declined to ilidorse
as United States Senator. Mr.. Dakin gave ex-
key, OF Kalamazoo said he should vote for
Conger. because he was qualified to be Senator
and Commissioner also.
point Senator Conger member OF the Inter-
state Commerce Commission passed the Senate
Jan. 25. The resolution also went through the
House. The bill introduced and championed
by Representative Ogg, the Republican, Labor
member from Detroit, known as the Pinkerton
bill, and whose effect, IL finally passed and
approved, will be to prevent the Chicago de-
tectives from being employed in Michi-
gan, was passe DIN the House by a large
vote and with scarcely any opposition. 1t has
ticularly lumber manufacturers and mine oper-
ators, to employ bodies of the detectives to pro-
tect their property, and to have them sworn in
as special deputy sheriffs. oggs bill provides
that no person shall be so sworn as regular or
special deputy sheriff unless he be Il
citizen OF the State and qualified elector
of the county for which he is appointed.
Tho House Judiciary Committee made long
and exhaustive report on the petition of Henry
Chamberlain, which asked that Governor Luce
be impeached for not resgning tho Office of
fore accepting that OF Governor long list
of precedents were cited to show that it has
the superior office vacated the inferior
one. Mr. Chamberlain did not appear be-
fore the committee to urge his petition,
although an hour was fixed, aud the commit
tee recommended that the prayer be denied.
The House concurred unanimously. Breen's
bill to increase the penalty for keeping houses
of prostitution, designed To reach the men who
inveigle girls to mining and lumber camps and
IneTe cruelty HllbJTehJ JnetD, was pdbseu III tne
House by an almost unanimous vote. 1t pro-
vides that any person convicted of keeping
house of prostitution may be imprisoned for
five years, or fined 81, 600, or both.
A JOINT resolution asking Congress to appro-
pirate funds for tb< purpose OF the Portage Lake
ship canal was adopted by the Senate Jan. 26.
The scheme is favorite one with the upper
peninsula men, and the resolution was passed
at their instance. The Grand Trunk Railway
% AnG hr1fl1 ftIran h0-
tween Sarna Ont and Port Huron, and the
House amended the general railroad act so as TO
permit the construction OF tunnels by railroad
companies. This will allow the Grand Trunk
people to go ahead with their work.
Bills passed the House relative to the incorpor-
ntion OF the village Of Pennington, to take inn
mediate effect; to amend an act relative to the
corporate powers and duties of railroad COM
panies; to repeal an act relative to the regula-
tion OF the width of wagon tires; and bill to
punish false pretense in obtaining certificates
to punish giving false pedigree.
WHEN the Senate was called to order. on tho
afternoon Of the 9th ult., every available place
on tho galleries and floor was occupied by an
expectant throng OF earnest men and women.
The House had adjourned, not being able to re-
strain the desire to witness the proceedings in
tho conte sted election case of Rariden
VS.. Gudenau, and the action of the SEN
ate upon the submission Of the prohibition
amendment. The judiciary Committee made
their report. which was unanimous, that Rari-
den, the Labor Republican, had received a ma
jority Of IA votes by the recount. Senator Cor
man lFusion offered resolution askingfor an
opening of the whole matter. Senator Hubbell,
the Chairman, met this with the argument that
fraud and error in three precincts had been
charged, and the issue had been made upon this,
with the above result, and that the case was
practically closed; that the report must be
either accepted or rejected that the committee
could not bo expected to assume that fraud
and error had been committed in the other
precincts, and no charges to that effect had been
entered. Senator j. w. Babcock supported
Hubbell's proposition, and said that the con-
testee had repeatedly declared his willingness
to stand by the result of the recount in these
three PRECINCTS and was in honor bound to do
so. The report was adopted by party vote,
except Senator Wisner Fusion) a member Of
the committee, who voted yea. The prohibition
amendment then came up under special order.
large number Of petitions from all parts of the
State favoring submission were presented The
resolution passed to the third reading, and
was put upon. its final passage, pending
which Senators Westgate Babcock,
speeches in its favor. Senators Deyo, o'Reilly
and German iFusionistsl spoke against it.
roll call was ordered and proceeded amid a
breathless silence, and the resolution passed
by vote of % TO 10. The following is the vote
in de.ail: Yeas-Atwood, J. w. Babcock, w. l.
Babcock. Barton, Campbell. Crosby, Edwards
Fox, Giddings Holbrook, Howell Lning, Mayo
Moon, Palmer, Panden. Post Parten, Sharp.
Westgate, Willis. Monroe-22. Nays-Bar-
ringer, Deyo,, German. Harshaw, Hubbell,
Senators Hubbell and Seymour were tho only
Republicans voting no Campbell il n Labor
Republican. All the Fusionists voted no. Hub
bell and Seymour explained that their votes
woro according to instructions from their con-
stituents. The former made n lengthy speech
excora' ing tho Prohibition party. The amend
ment will be submitted to tho people at the
April election. 1t forbids the sale and manu-
facture of spir tuous or malt liquors in Michi-
gam except for medicinal chemical, or scientific
purposes. The words "for sacramt ntal pur-
poses" were re.e.ted. The Senate voted
for roccss from Feb. 3 to Feb. 49,
In the House bills were introduced to regulate
tho adjustment and payment OF fire losses to
make the po session Of game or fish out of sea-
son prima-facie evidence of violation OF the
gamo laws to provide for bounties for killing
f. glish tparrows for the prevention and re-
strict on Of bydrophobia and glanders to pro-
vido for reports from registers of deeds TO the
Commissioners Cf Labor, intended to show by
whom large amounts of real estate
were being purchased; TO incorporate the
Womans Christian Temperance Union of
Michigan; to provide for tue organization of log
and timber insurance conn anios; to insure
against risks OF transI ortation towing in in
land navigation. Bls passed the House to
prevent the injUrious adufteration Of cardies
and confectionery and to prey ont tho sale
thereof; the Gct amending the libel law, so that
actual damages will mean that to trade, pro-
fao fnu or nm oraIv